Astronics Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
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Intangible Assets - Summary of Acquired Intangible Assets (Detail)

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Intangible Assets - Summary of Acquired Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	7 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 146,714	$ 122,005
Accumulated amortization	$ 35,518	27,014
Patents
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	6 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 2,146	2,146
Accumulated amortization	$ 1,217	1,077
Non-compete Agreement
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	5 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 2,500	0
Accumulated amortization	$ 354	0
Trade Names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	8 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 10,237	8,304
Accumulated amortization	$ 1,982	1,288
Completed and Unpatented Technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	7 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 24,092	18,107
Accumulated amortization	$ 6,190	4,396
Backlog and Customer Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Weighted average life	12 years
Gross carrying amount	$ 107,739	93,448
Accumulated amortization	$ 25,775	$ 20,253

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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